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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 287
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 51 YOM HIT TOP OF HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER AT HOME CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT WITH NECK PAIN X 2 WEEKS. THINKS IT'S FROM AIR CONDITIONING. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| C/O NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN, THINKS IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN MOVING AIRCONDITIONER/TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PT C/O SWOLLEN UVULA, HAS BEEN SLEEPING WITH AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING DIRECTLY ON HIM. DX-PHARYNGITIS 2ND TO PHARPYNX BEING DRIED OUT BY A/C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| 29 YO MALE WAS SLEEPING AT FRIEND'S HOUSE AND AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON HIGH - STIFF NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| SLEEPING UNDER AN AIR CONDITIONER. DX NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| PATIENT LIFTED AN AIRCONDITIONER AND SUSTAINED CERVICAL STRAIN, THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Air conditioners |
| NECK STR. PT STRAINED NECK PUTTING IN AN AIR CONDITIONER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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